Depending on the age of the wrestling fan The Iron Sheik is either known primarily as the man who took the loss that began Hulkamania or as the funny old lunatic who delivers routine vulgarities in 140 characters or less. Born in Iran as Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri this WWE Hall of Famer has reinvented himself to the current generation in the unlikeliest of ways: Twitter. Before The Sheik was a social media sensation he was carving out his legacy in the squared circle. He was one of WWE's top stars during the boom of the 1980s and even held the top title for one month. The Sheik's anti-American gimmick and his real-life toughness made him more than memorable. As much as he could connect in a heelish way with an audience the real Sheik might just be more outlandish than the character who stepped into the ring. From his drug use to his brash nature The Sheik seems to always find a way to shock people. He pushes boundaries in ways that the modern PG era of wrestling would blush about. The uncensored forum of Twitter seems perfect for this man. The Sheik hates Justin Bieber and Zach Braff. He's not afraid to point out who he considers an intelligent Jew and he is more than willing to tell every individual person in the world to f*** themselves. All of these obscenities are published many times each day for the benefit of his 462,000 followers. The Iron Sheik is definitely an icon...
